Pharmacovigilance of Antitubercular Therapy in Tuberculosis. [PDF]
Background Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to tuberculosis (TB) drugs are a significant concern for medical professionals and health authorities. Adverse events due to drug-resistant TB (DRTB) treatment are among the most important reasons for treatment interruption. Methods This study was an observational study conducted among patients diagnosed with TB
Ravichandran M, Rajaram M, Munusamy M.
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Intestinal Perforation as a Paradoxical Reaction to Antitubercular Therapy: A Case Report [PDF]
Paradoxical reactions to tuberculosis (TB) treatment are characterized by an initial improvement of the clinical symptoms followed by clinical or radiological deterioration of existing tuberculous lesions, or by development of new lesions.
Sung Hoon Kang +10 more
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Repigmentation of Vitiligo Universalis after Starting Antitubercular Therapy [PDF]
Prakhar Srivastava +2 more
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Paradoxical Worsening of Tubercular Serpiginous-Like Choroiditis after Initiation of Antitubercular Therapy [PDF]
In this study, a case with tubercular choroiditis showing severe macular edema and progression of choroidal lesions following initiation of antitubercular treatment is presented and the management of posterior uveitis associated with tuberculosis is ...
Ebru Esen +3 more
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Erythema nodosum and antitubercular therapy
To establish the efficacy of antitubercular therapy in patients with erythema nodosum with a highly positive Mantoux test.A retrospective analysis of all patients diagnosed with idiopathic erythema nodosum with a highly positive Mantoux reaction between 1988 and 2001 was undertaken.
Bhushan Kumar
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Antitubercular therapy — an uncommon side effect
A 43-year-old female presented with complaints of chest pain, non-productive cough, shortness of breath, diarrhoea, loss of weight and appetite, and generalised malaise for a period of one month [...]
Nitesh Gupta +2 more
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Addisonian Crisis Due to Antitubercular Therapy [PDF]
To the Editor : Chronic adrenal insufficiency is characterized by deficient secretion of glucocorticoids, and often mineralocorticoids by the adrenal glands [1]. Here we are describing a 12-y-old girl who presented with adrenal insufficiency due to adrenal tuberculosis and difficulties encountered during her management.
Jaivinder Yadav +2 more
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Antitubercular therapy in patients with cirrhosis: challenges and options. [PDF]
Tuberculosis (TB) has been a human disease for centuries. Its frequency is increased manyfold in patients with liver cirrhosis. The gold standard of TB management is a 6-mo course of isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol. Although good results are seen with this treatment in general, the management of patients with underlying cirrhosis is ...
Kumar N +4 more
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Shorter antitubercular therapy for extrapulmonary tuberculosis - a case report. [PDF]
Abstract Introduction Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) adds to India’s significant economic burden, with pericardial effusion being a potentially fatal complication. This case report highlights the need for early diagnosis and the feasibility of shorter-duration treatment for EPTB in developing countries.
Ravikumar DB +4 more
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Antitubercular inhaled therapy: opportunities, progress and challenges [PDF]
Pulmonary tuberculosis remains the commonest form of this disease and the development of methods for delivering antitubercular drugs directly to the lungs via the respiratory route is a rational therapeutic goal. The obvious advantages of inhaled therapy include direct drug delivery to the diseased organ, targeting to alveolar macrophages harbouring ...
Rajesh Pandey
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